Starc will often bowl one (often shorter) spell at 90+ in a day in Tests, but he's usually in the high 80s for the rest of it. He's the closest of that lot.
Alarm camera?
It's gonna be brutal on the subcontinent.
Actually I think the issue is that the time difference means I'll tend to catch the first hour of a day's play, so I probably watch Starc at his freshest and assume he bowls like that all day.
I think his first spell here was very much about hitting off stump with the new pill, rather than blasting anyone out. Thought he bowled really well to Cook especially, precisely what TPC would have wanted
Predictive bloody text on phone that I missed.
Oh yeah absolutely. But in previous winters I'm sure when I've caught the odd hour here and there he's constantly in the 90s
Am i right in saying the Gabba is usually at its quickest on day 2 and 3?
Yeah I think you're both right here. His first spell usually is his 'effort' spell, but I don't think it was here -- firstly because Cook is more vulnerable against what Burgey said than fast balls at the stumps, and secondly because Mitch Marsh isn't playing in this game (as he has been throughout most of Starc's career) and Starc will need to bowl a second spell pretty soon in the first session.
